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Meet the hurst family!
As a family of 6, we have 2 boys and 2 girls and 10 years between our oldest and youngest kids. We live in West Virginia and love creating educational family adventures near and far from our “country roads”. We have a passion for giving back and are excited to use this blog to do just that. Whenever possible, Castles and Carpools uses our voice to promote awareness about travel related charities and organizations helping families across the world. Join us to plan great family learning adventures and to help us make the world we travel in a little better than we found it.
Choose Your Destination:
Learning and Giving Back Through Travel
Travel is learning. Sharing ways to sneak in learning on every trip is one of our favorite things to do. We believe one of the most important lessons is how to give back to the world in which we travel. So we highlight those in the travel industry giving back. We explore how you can give back. And we write about other ways you and your family can learn through travel.
family vacation ideas
Getting know-before-you-go info is the secret sauce to a great family vacation or fantastic adult get-away. We share the resorts we can’t wait to visit again, our favorite things to do, and the restaurants we went home talking about. Explore and learn with us for travel tips and vacation destination ideas in the U.S., the Caribbean, and Europe from my family to yours.
Disney Vacations
Walt Disney World is where our love of family travel began. We’ve traveled with Disney in many other ways too - Disneyland in California, Disneyland Paris, Disney Cruises, and Adventures By Disney to name a few. Whether you’re Disney first-timers or veteran Disney fans like us, you’re the Buzz to our Woody. We’ve got tips, tricks, resort hotel recommendations, can’t-miss restaurant picks, and advice on exploring Disney beyond the parks.
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“Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.”
– Mark Twain
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We Support Charitable Organizations In Our Community And Throughout The Globe That Are Making A Positive Impact In The World In Which We Travel.
Create Great Learning Adventures with Your Family!
Remember how you completed the sentence “when I’m a parent” well before you officially took on the title? Likely, teaching your kids through enriching experiences was somehow part of the answer. But how do we as parents create travel experiences that truly shape our children in positive ways? The answers may be more simple than you think.
inspire learning at Walt Disney World!
Walt Disney World is full of thrill rides, firework shows, and all things Mickey Mouse. But those things just scratch the surface of what a trip there has to offer. Disney World is also a great place for educational family adventures. These 10 ideas are sure to inspire your kids, big and little, to keep the learning going even after you pack away their Mickey ears.
